Property Record
1905 W. Beltline Highway
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | St. Joseph Catholic Church |
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| Reference Number: | 241076 |
| Location (Address): | 1905 W. Beltline Highway |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1961 |
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| Survey Date: | 2019 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | City of Madison, Wisconsin Underrepresented Communities Historic Resource Survey Report: The parish of St. Joseph Catholic Church originally met in a non-extant church on the south side of Park Street near Regent Street in the Greenbush neighborhood in the 1900s and was comprised primarily of German and Irish Catholics during the early twentieth century. The non-extant church was demolished in 1963 during the Greenbush/Triangle urban renewal process. In 1961, the congregation constructed a new contemporary style church on the south side of Madison. The church is located at 1905 West Beltline Highway, has since welcomed Spanish-speaking parishioners, and holds daily services in Spanish. The church has become one of the largest attended by the Latino/a community in Madison. In 2012, the parishes of St. Joseph Catholic Church and St. James Catholic Church at 1128 St. James Court in the Greenbush neighborhood merged to become the Good Shepherd Parish, which continues to operate from both locations to this day. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |